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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 01/10/2026

3/4 On ideas India could adopt to confront the environmental challenge of vehicular scrapping, he highlighted “collecting a recycling fee at first registration... crediting producer obligations on total material recovered, and targeting enforcement at vehicles measured to be high emitters.”

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 01/10/2026

2/4 He pointed out that when it comes to emissions, how a vehicle is used matters more than when it was registered. He further emphasised how economic considerations ensure that consumers favour resale over scrappage and recovery, leading to a relocation of environmental costs.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 01/10/2026

1/4 “Scrapping only counts if the vehicle is destroyed rather than moved across a state boundary…Otherwise, the problem is simply relocated.” Arunesh Karkun spoke to the Financial Express about the environmental issues surrounding end-of-life vehicles scrappage in India.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 11/08/2026

Does India's electric vehicle ecosystem demonstrate a stuttering transition or a strategic reorientation? Our new issue brief examines India’s EV policy landscape, current state of domestic manufacturing & the strengths & limitations of its RD&D ecosystem. www.sustainablefutures.org/publication/...

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India's Electric Vehicle Ecosystem: Stuttering Transition or Strategic Reorientation?

An analysis of the evolution of India’s EV policy landscape, the current state of domestic manufacturing, and the strengths and limitations of its RD&D ecosystem.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 14/07/2026

While places reaching 42C and higher “definitely need to think about AC very seriously”, places in the “low to mid 30Cs” could rely on these alternatives.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 14/07/2026

There are many solutions, he adds, that are already widely used across hot developing countries, such as ceiling fans, windows that open and cross-ventilation, as well as strategies to reduce cumulative hours of heat exposure.

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Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief explains why AC rates in parts of Europe are relatively low and clarifies some of the misleading claims about the technology.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 14/07/2026

By centring the debate on AC, the far-right response to the heatwaves in Europe has “completely neglected the science of how you cool human beings”. - Aditya Valiathan Pillai in @carbonbrief.org. www.carbonbrief.org/eight-facts-...

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Eight facts about air conditioning amid an overheated global debate - Carbon Brief

Carbon Brief explains why AC rates in parts of Europe are relatively low and clarifies some of the misleading claims about the technology.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 07/07/2026

"Whatever electricity distribution networks exist today have been in place for a long time, and they have not been significantly upgraded. Any improvements happening are incremental and very slow. Because of this, breakdowns continue to occur." Sarada Prasanna Das explains. bit.ly/4gk7dc5

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AC Boom in the Coming Years Will Test India's Power Grid: What Needs to Change?

India’s record peak power demand, late-night outages and viral protests expose fragile distribution systems amid climate change and rising power demand.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 23/06/2026

2/2 In @thequintindia.bsky.social, Isha Sharma and Aman Srivastava ask the central question: between formal negotiations and the voluntary, Presidency-led initiatives that now run parallel to them, does either track actually deliver? www.thequint.com/climate-chan...

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Bonn Deadlock Puts Pressure on COP31—and on Climate Multilateralism

Bonn 2026 climate talks end in deadlock, exposing deep divides over finance, trade and implementation ahead of COP31. Can multilateral climate diplomacy still deliver meaningful action?

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 23/06/2026

1/2 #Bonn ended with a familiar mix: negotiated compromises, lingering disagreements, and incremental progress. But beneath the small gains lie deeper rifts (over finance, trade, and implementation) that will define what's possible at #COP31 later this year.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 10/06/2026

4/4 Read our report for more: www.sustainablefutures.org/publication/...

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 10/06/2026

3/4 - Better integration of heat into urban planning and public service delivery - Improved use of data and technology for decision-making

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 10/06/2026

2/4 immediate urban priorities, while limited staffing, fragmented responsibilities, and funding constraints hinder effective implementation of heat action. Building heat resilience will require: - Stronger institutional ownership of heat risk - Dedicated financing mechanisms

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 10/06/2026

1/4 As Indian cities confront rising temperatures, the challenge is no longer just responding to extreme heat. We need to build institutions that can tackle heat as a long-term risk. Our interviews with policymakers and implementors revealed that heat often struggles to compete with more

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 10/06/2026

2/2 Applicants must have a Masters in public health, environmental science, public policy, or social sciences, with strong quantitative skills. Rolling Applications. Details: sustainablefutures.org/careers/

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Explore careers at Sustainable Futures Collaborative. Join us to drive change in climate, energy, and environmental governance. Make a difference in India and beyond.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 10/06/2026

1/2 #JobAlert: We're #hiring a Research Associate/Senior Research Associate, Environmental Governance and Policy, in New Delhi. Our work aims to make lasting and sustainable improvements to India’s air quality by strengthening the foundations of our approach to air quality management.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 05/06/2026

NEW OP-ED: Jui Gusani and @sonyrk.bsky.social write in @thehindu.com on how India’s coastline relies on seawalls and embankments, while ecosystem-based adaptation through mangroves, seagrasses, and coral reefs continues to reduce climate risks. Read: www.thehindu.com/opinion/op-e...

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 04/06/2026

2/3 Applicants must have 2-5 years of experience in a communications role and a Bachelor's/Master's degree in Journalism, Communications, Social Sciences, Environmental Studies, Public Policy, or a related discipline.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 04/06/2026

1/3 #JobAlert: We're #hiring a Communications Associate/Senior Communications Associate at Sustainable Futures Collaborative (SFC), in New Delhi. The role involves implementing SFC’s communications strategies across our thematic areas and in institutional storytelling.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 04/06/2026

5/6 This factsheet explores what the ASPI study tells us and what questions remain unanswered. Read the factsheet here: climatefuturesproject.in/aspi-2022/

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ASPI 2022 – The Climate Futures Project

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 04/06/2026

4/6 just transition challenges make it difficult to fully evaluate the robustness of the results. As climate models increasingly inform policy decisions, understanding their assumptions, strengths, and limitations becomes essential.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 04/06/2026

3/6 energy savings, and energy security. At the same time, it identifies important areas for improvement. Limited transparency around model inputs, the absence of uncertainty analysis, insufficient attention to regional differences, & a lack of quantitative assessment of

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 04/06/2026

2/6 to India on the net-zero transition, by identifying the impacts and benefits of decarbonisation. This factsheet finds that the study offers valuable insights into the economic opportunities & trade-offs arising from India's decarbonisation. It also highlights potential gains in GDP, employment,

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 04/06/2026

1/6 NEW PUBLICATION: As part of The Climate Futures Project (climatefuturesproject.in), Nikita Shukla, @aman-srivastava.bsky.social & Easwaran J Narassimhan unpack the @asiapolicy.asiasociety.org's 2022 climate policy modelling study, ‘Getting India to Net-Zero’, which provides guidance and advice

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 03/06/2026

2/3 how women living in heat-vulnerable settlements across New Delhi, Mumbai, and Hyderabad experience, navigate, and cope with extreme heat in their homes and daily lives. The screening will be followed by a discussion on indoor heat, its gendered impacts, and Heatwatch’s research on

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 03/06/2026

1/3 We are screening our audio-visual exhibit, Making the ‘Invisible’ Visible: Indoor Heat, Unpaid Domestic Work, and Women’s Resilience, at the National Gallery of Modern Art (NGMA), Bengaluru, on 6 June from 4 PM onwards. Using thermal imagery and audio narratives, the exhibit documents

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 03/06/2026

4/5 across public health programmes. As warming accelerates, adaptation cannot only mean responding to emergencies. It must also mean rebuilding health systems that can protect people under sustained climatic stress. The essay is part of, Critical Perspectives on Extreme Heat in India, by

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 03/06/2026

3/5 major gaps continue to weaken adaptation efforts. The essay calls for a shift from incremental responses to systemic reform: building climate-resilient health infrastructure, strengthening local data systems, training frontline health workers, and embedding heat resilience

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 03/06/2026

2/5 Nitya Mohan Khemka and @bhargavkrishna.bsky.social argue that India’s current health systems are not equipped to measure, anticipate, or respond to the full scale of climate-related health risks. From undercounted heat-related illnesses to fragmented health and meteorological data,

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 03/06/2026

1/5 NEW PUBLICATION: Climate change is no longer only an environmental challenge — it is rapidly becoming a public health crisis. As extreme heat intensifies across India, the country’s health systems are being pushed to their limits. In the essay ‘What is the Health Agenda for Climate Adaptation?’,

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 02/06/2026

4/5 onto uncertain hydrologies and incremental state interventions. By highlighting particular climate anxieties in metropolitan peripheries, the session invites scholars, practitioners, researchers and students to re-examine agrarian entanglements in the urbanisation trajectories of cities

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 02/06/2026

3/5 (Associate Professor, Public Policy and Management, Indian Institute of Management Calcutta), builds on the case of hydro-anxiety in Ghummanhera, a rural village in south-west Delhi, to shed light on how local responses are shaped by the layering of historical relations with water

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 02/06/2026

2/5 Hyderabad, Karachi, Delhi, Chennai, and Dhaka. The series proposes that young people are not a "future generation", but are already deeply engaged in sustaining urban life through quiet, ordinary and often unrecognised acts of “repair”. This masterclass, anchored by Dr Rohit Negi

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 02/06/2026

1/5 'Dehat in Flux: Facing Climate Anxiety in Peri-Urban Delhi’ is the second in the five-city masterclass series, on 8 June 2026, for Ordinary Ecologies of Repair: Youth, Urbanity, and Environmental Change in South Asia, a seminar series funded by the @urbanstudiesfoundation.org, spanning

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 27/05/2026

3/4 As warming accelerates, the challenge is no longer just responding to emergencies — it is reshaping governance, infrastructure, and everyday routines in preparation for a hotter future. The essay is part of the white paper, Critical Perspectives on Extreme Heat in India,

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 27/05/2026

2/4 political incentives, financial backing, and strong implementation, heat plans risk becoming “signals of intent” rather than systems that actually protect people from rising temperatures.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 27/05/2026

1/4 NEW PUBLICATION: As heatwaves intensify, heat action plans are becoming central to public policy. But a plan on paper is not the same as protection on the ground. Aditya Valiathan Pillai argues in the essay, 'Heat Action Plans: A Cautionary Note and a Way Forward,' that without

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 27/05/2026

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 26/05/2026

2/2 transparently subsidise vulnerable households. DV Ramana and Sarada Prasanna Das write for Orissa Post on how the state should take responsibility for maintaining the financial viability of the electricity sector while ensuring social equity. Read: odishapostepaper.com/news-block/3...

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6 - Article 2 - 6 - Orissa POST - English Daily ePaper | Today Newspaper | Latest news from India and world - English Daily ePaper | Today Newspaper | Latest news from India and world

OrissaPOST ePaper : English Newspaper provide all latest news from India and world, current headlines, breaking news on business, sports, entertainment and world.

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 26/05/2026

1/2 NEW OP-ED: Odisha, as the pioneer of power sector reforms, now has an opportunity to create a model where "free power" and "market pricing" coexist by combining transparency, competitiveness, and compassion. Let consumers know the true cost of electricity, while governments

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Sustainable Futures Collaborative @sustainablefutures.org · 26/05/2026

2/2 One that captures the unevenness of exposure and access to cooling, and one that helps shift response from reactive to systemic. Sonali Verma wrote for India Development Review. Read: idronline.org/article/clim...

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Visualising the heat crisis: A guide for nonprofits

We need to stop depicting extreme heat as an abstract or invisible threat. Here are practical tools to visually convey its true scale and interconnected impacts.

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